Awakening Jolt
From now on, you will realize that you go from a practical thought such as fixing the lunch or answering the door, to a state in which you're not even thinking about anything practical. You're in nowhere; nothing good is happening and now you are in dreadful danger. Now, listen to what I'm going to say next. Only when you are spiritually alert are you safe. You could have, from the few steps from the kitchen to the door, as a diligent student of higher truth, turned away from the lunch because you dont have to think about that now and you are going to think about the door when you get to it.
During that few yards between the two, you could have given yourself an awakening jolt. You could have done it physically. I straightened my shoulders up as an illustration. Stand up straight, walk up straight, and you could have noticed your arms dangling, going back and forth as they do when you walk. You could have looked around the room, noticed the bird that flew right by the window as you went by. You could have been physically aware and spiritually aware at the same time.
By Vernon Howard
